Zhuang Jingcheng took Teng Ce all the way into the palace.

Teng Ce understood Zhuang Jingcheng's temperament and knew that he valued his friends, so he didn't say much, just followed Zhuang Jingcheng quietly.

Outside the imperial study, Zhuang Jingcheng quietly waited for the little eunuch to pass the news of his request.

After the little father-in-law entered the imperial study, he told the news of Zhuang Jingcheng's request to see the emperor to the emperor's henchmen Zhang Fuhai and Zhang Gonggong.

Zhang Fuhai was slightly surprised when he heard this, and glanced at the little father-in-law who was passing the word, but he didn't say anything, and motioned for him to stand aside and wait, and then stepped in front of the imperial case, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Jing asks to see you." ”

The emperor was looking at an excerpt, and when he heard Zhuang Jingcheng begging to see him, he frowned slightly, put away the pleats in his hand, raised his eyes and glanced at Zhang Fuhai, and said, "Did you say what happened?" ”

"Your Majesty, no." Zhang Fuhai responded.

The emperor raised his eyes lightly when he heard this, and responded: "Announce it." ”

"Yes." After Zhang Fuhai responded, he came to the door of the imperial study and said outside: "Your Majesty has a decree, His Royal Highness King Xuanjing will meet you." ”

Zhuang Jingcheng took a deep breath when he heard this, and strode towards the imperial study.

"Erchen has seen his father, long live his father." Zhuang Jingcheng saluted respectfully.

"Excuse me, get up and speak." The emperor glanced at Zhuang Jingcheng lightly and said.

The emperor is middle-aged, and his eyes are particularly sharp, because he is in a high position, and his body exudes a strong coercion, he just looks at Zhuang Jingcheng, but it seems to have supreme majesty, and his expression is calm and majestic.

After Zhuang Jingcheng stood up, the emperor asked, "What is the matter with entering the palace today?" ”

The emperor knows the relationship between himself and Zhuang Jingcheng, the two do not have the father-son relationship of ordinary people, and because of some reasons, the relationship is bad, Zhuang Jingcheng can avoid him, and if he can't avoid it, he will find a way to avoid it, this took the initiative to come to him, except for the time when Su Jinhan was injured a few months ago and he came in to ask for medicine, this is the first time.

"Today, the retainer entered the palace to ask his father for a medicine." Zhuang Jingcheng said in a deep voice.

"Oh? What medicine? You're hurt? Hearing this, the emperor responded lightly, and his eyes swept over Zhuang Jingcheng's body without a trace, as if to see if he was really injured.

Zhuang Jingcheng's face was pale, and he said: "It's not Erchen, it's Erchen's life-saving benefactor." When he went south before, Erchen was killed by a traitor, fell into the flood, and was almost drowned, and his ribs were broken under the impact of the flood. Now the benefactor has encountered an accident and is in danger, and the medicinal materials used to save her are only available in the palace, so the retainer took the liberty to come to ask for medicine. ”

"I see." The emperor replied lukewarmly, as if he didn't care about the original incident and Zhuang Jingcheng's safety, and then said, "What medicine do you ask for?" ”

"What Erchen asked for was the magic medicine that saved Su Jinhan, the eldest lady of Su Ji, blood lingzhi." Zhuang Jingcheng said in a deep voice.

The emperor frowned slightly when he heard this: "She lost too much blood? ”

"Yes."

The emperor asked a few questions one after another, and Zhuang Jingcheng answered them one by one, anyway, Zhuang Jingcheng had already made plans when he entered the palace, even if the emperor was unwilling to give it, he would definitely find a way to get the blood lingzhi and save Bai Qiu's life.

If he can't get it openly, he will steal and rob it, and he will always get it.

However, just when this thought came to his mind, the emperor spoke: "Since it is for your life-saving benefactor, then let Zhang Fuhai take you to the treasury to get it." ”

This time, the emperor agreed very quickly, which surprised him so much that he couldn't control his expression for a while, and looked up at the emperor with surprised eyes.

The emperor's eyes sank, and he seemed to see his thoughts, and said coldly: "Why, could it be that when you entered the palace, you didn't plan to agree, and you didn't plan to really ask for the blood lingzhi?" So how do you save your savior? ”

The emperor knew that the estrangement and misunderstanding between him and Zhuang Jingcheng had been going on for a long time, and he also knew that Zhuang Jingcheng did not trust him.

But when Zhuang Jingcheng really looked at him with such a suspicious gaze, his heart still inevitably felt uncomfortable.

After all, they are father and son, and they are the closest relatives in the world.

Zhuang Jingcheng hurriedly retracted his gaze, knelt down to thank him, and said: "The sons don't dare, the sons thank their father for their kindness, and the sons thank their father for their grace." ”

While speaking, Zhuang Jingcheng had already kowtowed to the emperor respectfully a few times.

This is the sorrow of being born in the royal family, and even the key things of being a child to being a father have to be thanked with a bow of respect.

For although they are father and son, they are also kings and ministers.

The monarch and the minister have to die, and the courtesy between the monarch and the minister cannot be abolished, which is sorrow.

The emperor lowered his eyes to hide the look in his eyes, and said lightly: "Zhang Fuhai, you take him there." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhang Fuhai saw that the relationship between father and son was not as tense as before, and eased up, but he also felt happy for the two of them from the bottom of his heart, and said busily.

Subsequently, Zhang Fuhai led Zhuang Jingcheng out of the imperial study and headed towards the warehouse.

Although the blood lingzhi and other sacred objects were offered by the Su family, they did not enter the treasury, but entered the emperor's private treasury, although some of them had been used to save Su Jinhan before, but there was still a part left.

And this kind of artifact, even the slightest bit of it is very effective, so it is naturally well preserved.

Zhang Fuhai led the way in front, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, don't mind Your Highness's attitude, although Your Majesty seems to be indifferent, in fact, he really cares about His Highness in his heart." ”

"Yes!" Zhuang Jingcheng hooked his lips and smiled lightly, and a hint of sarcasm flashed in his bewitching peach blossom eyes.

Said that the emperor really cared about him? Why did he feel so funny?

He only knew that he didn't believe a word of what Zhang Fuhai said.

If his father really cares about him, then what he has encountered over the years can he know as an emperor? If you know, can you protect him?

In fact, instead of protecting himself, he also watched him coldly being suppressed by the prince and the queen, if he made a move, could he live so difficult and embarrassed?

Now that my attitude towards him is a little better, it's just that I have seen him emerge and feel that there is something to use in him, so I have relaxed my attitude towards him.

After all, now that the power of the prince and the queen is getting stronger and stronger, he needs someone to be a gun to contain the prince, and now he is the best choice.

So don't talk to him about any real concern, he has a father-son relationship with him, it's all fake, it's just a matter of maintaining interests.

Seeing his expression, Zhang Fuhai knew that he must not believe it in his heart, opened his mouth, and wanted to say something, but he didn't say it after all, so he could only sigh lightly and walk forward silently.

He has been by His Majesty's side for many years, and he can be said to be the person who knows His Majesty best, and whether His Majesty really cares about King Jing or not, only he understands.

It's a pity that the reality is too complicated, and some things are unspeakable, so he can only be silent.

Soon, Zhang Fuhai took Zhuang Jingcheng to the emperor's private treasury and took the blood lingzhi, and then Zhuang Jingcheng went to the imperial study to thank him, and then left the imperial study quickly with the blood lingzhi.

He also hurried to Hanshan Temple to send blood lingzhi to Shao Nanchu, and there was not so much time to delay.

In the imperial study, Zhang Fuhai watched Zhuang Jingcheng leave and kept staring at the emperor who had not started writing on the table, sighed lightly, and said, "Your Majesty is worried about His Royal Highness King Jing?" ”

The emperor was quiet for a while before he said lightly: "What does he have to worry about, it is not him who is injured." ”

Zhang Fuhai knew that the emperor was duplicitous, hesitated for a moment, and then said softly: "Your Highness has grown up now, can you tell Your Highness what happened at the beginning?" The slave saw that His Highness had a deep misunderstanding of His Majesty, and if he continued to misunderstand His Majesty like this, it would be too unfair to His Majesty, and it would also be very detrimental to the easing of the relationship between His Majesty and His Highness's father and son. ”

"Misunderstanding? Needless to say, he must be resentful of me. The emperor smiled faintly and said without much care.

Zhang Fuhai opened his mouth, embarrassed to answer the emperor's words.

"For so many years, I have never taken good care of him, I have watched him being oppressed by the queen and the crown prince but indifferent, he should resent me, I don't blame him. Although the things of the year were written by the queen, the person behind the scenes is not the queen after all, if I don't find out that person, I am unwilling. So if he wants to be resentful, he will be resentful, and I don't care. ”

"It's okay, it's fine now." The emperor paused, and said another sentence, but he didn't know whether he was talking about it for himself or Zhang Fuhai.

Zhang Fuhai couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, but he didn't say anything after all.

Because Zhang Fuhai knows very well that although he is the emperor's confidant and has followed him for many years, but in the end the emperor is his master, there are some things he can mention, but he can't keep persuading, and the emperor won't listen to one persuasion, and it will make him unhappy, so why bother.

……

After Zhuang Jingcheng came out of the imperial study, he went all the way to the outside of the palace.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty gave you the Blood Lingzhi so easily?" Teng Ce looked at the brocade box in Zhuang Jingcheng's hand and couldn't help but ask strangely.

"Hmm." Zhuang Jingcheng's footsteps did not stop, and he responded lightly.

"Your Majesty, hasn't he embarrassed you?" Teng Ce still couldn't believe it.

Thinking that in order to ask for the blood lingzhi before, His Royal Highness knelt outside the imperial study for a long time, and finally Su Heng and Concubine De came forward at the same time to ask for the blood lingzhi, and this time it was given so easily, which really made Teng Ce feel like he was in a dream.

"No, I didn't." Zhuang Jingcheng is still bland.

Teng Ce saw that his expression was light, and he didn't want to say more, knowing that he would be in a bad mood every time he saw the emperor, so he didn't ask more, and followed him quietly and silently.

The master and servant made their way out of the palace.

Zhuang Jingcheng didn't choose to take the carriage, it was too slow, so he and Teng Ce had a horse by themselves, and after leaving the capital, they quickly went towards Hanshan Temple.